Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 55
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Yellownecked caterpillars (Datana ministra) are present from July to September. They produce one generation per year.
Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 23
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Hag moths caterpillars (Phobetron pithecium) are present in summer and fall. They produce one generation per year.
Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 26
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Imported cabbageworm caterpillars (Pieris rapae) are present from early spring to summer. They produce multiple generations per year.
Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 29
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Monarch caterpillars (Danaus plexippus) are present in summer months. They produce multiple generations per year.
Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 32
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Parsleyworm caterpillars (Papilio polyxenes) are present from May to October. They produce three generations per year.
Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 03
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Armyworm caterpillars (Pseudaletia unipunctata) are present from early summer to fall. They produce three generations per year.
Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 35
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Poplar tentmaker caterpillars (Clostera inclusa) are present from spring to fall. They produce two generations per year.
Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 06
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Black cutworm caterpillars (Agrotis ipsilon) are present from late spring to fall. They produce one to three generations per year.
Caterpillars in Your Yard and Garden, Page 38
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Silverspotted skipper caterpillars (Epargyreus clarus) are present in summer and fall. They produce two to three generations per year.
Reducing Losses When Feeding Hay to Beef Cattle
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Feeding hay to cattle is expensive, mostly due to waste. Learn good management practices to minimize the losses that occur due to poor storage methods, improper feeding methods, or both.
Pelvic Measurements and Calving Difficulty
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Although researchers agree that birth weight is the most important measurable trait affecting calving difficulty, there is evidence that the size and shape of the pelvis also affect a heifer’s ability to calve.
Liver Flukes in Missouri: Distribution, Impact on Cattle, Control and Treatment
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Cattle operations should evaluate their risk for is Fascioloides magna, also known as the deer fluke or the giant liver fluke. Learn about its distribution in Missouri, its life cycle, treatment and more in this guide.
Enlist Label Compliance: How to Determine Hydrologic Soil Groups
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Learn how to use the USDA Web Soil Survey interactive map to determine your field's hydrologic soil group for the soil series on which you plan to apply an Enlist herbicide.
Missouri Farm Labor Guide
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Learn good human resource practices related to employee recruitment, hiring, onboarding, training and termination that your farm or agribusiness can use.
Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 37
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Partridge pea grows from 12 to 18 inches up to 3 feet tall. It has compound, alternate leaves. Leaflets are less than 1 inch long. Flowers are bright yellow with reddish-purple bases, about 1 inch across. Ripened seedpods are red-brown.
Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 05
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Barnyardgrass is most often found growing in moist areas. The large seeds of this grass make it an important food source for bobwhites.
Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 40
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Poison ivy is a vine that can grow up to 60 feet high or a low, upright shrub. It has alternate leaves with three oval to lance-shaped leaflets with a pointed tip.The flowers are greenish white and grow in clusters 1 to 4 inches long on new growth of stems.
Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 08
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Mature seed stalks of big bluestem are copper colored and often grow more than 5 feet tall. The clumpy growth of big bluestem allows room for other plants to exist and provides excellent habitat structure for nesting and roosting
Aging a Deer by Examining Its Jawbone
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Managing the age structure of bucks is considered very important for improving the quality of the deer herd. Visit our site to learn about aging a deer.
Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 43
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Common ragweed commonly grows to 18 inches. Leaves are simple, alternate, smooth and deeply lobed. Often the lobes are lobed again.
Bait Stations for Controlling Rats and Mice
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Using bait stations to control rats and mice can be more effective and safe than using poison. Visit our website today to learn more.
Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 11
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Often found in disturbed areas, crab grass tends to indicate early successional vegetation, and thus good quail habitat. However, late spring disturbance may result in a crab grass response heavy enough to displace other beneficial or desired plants.
Controlling Voles in Horticulture Plantings and Orchards in Missouri
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Three species of voles occur in the state: the pine or woodland vole (Microtus pinetorum), the meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) and the prairie vole (Microtus ochrogatser). Voles are small, weighing 1 to 2 ounces as adults.
Quail-Friendly Plants of the Midwest, Page 46
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Sensitive brier has prostrate stems and seedpods covered with hooked barbs. Doubly compound, featherlike leaves close rapidly when touched or disturbed. Flower clusters are a fuchsia ball dotted with contrasting yellow stamens.